Japan Steps Up Production On Face Masks During The Coronavirus Outbreak

NAGOYA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 06: An employee packs disposable face masks on the production line of the Yokoi Co. Ltd. factory on February 06, 2020 in Nagoya, Japan. Yokoi, one of major mask manufacturers operating in Japan, said they received more than 20 times the normal orders for disposable face masks this month, due to the mask shortage in the country. Japan confirmed 45 cases of Wuhan coronavirus as the number of those who have died from the virus, known as 2019-nCoV, in China climbed to over 563 on Thursday, cases have been reported in other countries. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)